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Pete Zehler

November 11, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

MISSING 8-YEAR-OLD FOUND SAFE AFTER LARGE LE ROY SEARCH An 8-year-old child with special needs was found safe Monday night after walking away from a home in Le Roy. Police say the child was reported missing around 7 p.m., prompting an immediate search as temperatures dropped and darkness complicated the...

Pete Zehler

November 10, 2026

Tuesday News Brief

WOODWARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY RENOVATION NEARS COMPLETION A 180-thousand-dollar capital improvement project at Woodward Memorial Library in Le Roy is nearly complete. Library Director Betsy Halvorsen says the work focused primarily on protecting the building from moisture and replacing aging plumbing serving the bathrooms. Crews waterproofed portions of the foundation, installed...

Pete Zehler

November 9, 2026

Monday News Brief

GENESEE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS BELOW STATE AVERAGE Genesee County’s unemployment rate stood at 3-point-3 percent in September, according to the latest update from the Genesee County Career Center. That’s more than a full percentage point below New York’s statewide rate of 4-point-5 percent. The county reported about 29-thousand-900 people employed...

Pete Zehler

November 5, 2026

Thursday News Brief

THREE INMATES INDICTED IN DEADLY ATTICA PRISON ATTACK Three inmates have been indicted in connection with a July incident at Attica Correctional Facility that left one inmate dead and another injured. Twenty-five-year-old Brian Johnson is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree gang assault, first-degree promoting prison contraband and second-degree assault in...

Pete Zehler

November 4, 2026

Wednesday News Brief

REPUBLICANS DOMINATE GENESEE COUNTY VOTE AS INCUMBENTS WIN KEY RACES Genesee County voters strongly backed Republican candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In the 24th Congressional District, incumbent Claudia Tenney received 14-thousand-350 votes in Genesee County compared with 7-thousand-54 for Democrat Alissa Ellman. Tenney went on to win reelection districtwide. Republican...

Pete Zehler

November 3, 2026

Tuesday News Brief

FORMER BATAVIA SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATOR ALLEGES RETALIATION AFTER HARASSMENT COMPLAINT A former Batavia City Schools administrator is alleging she was retaliated against after reporting sexual harassment and later lost a new job because of Superintendent Jason Smith. The former employee says she reported inappropriate behavior by a male teacher multiple times....